Sabellaria spinulosa

Sabellaria spinulosa
Sabellaria spinulosa figure 1
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Family: Sabellariidae
Genus: Sabellaria
Species:
S. spinulosa
Binomial name
Sabellaria spinulosa
Leuckart, 1849
Synonyms
  • Alveolaria lumbricalis Leach in Johnston, 1865
  • Hermella ostrearia Frey & Leuckart, 1847
  • Sabellaria lumbricalis Johnston, 1865
  • Sabellaria spinulosa bahusiensis Johansson, 1927
  • Sabellaria spinulosa ensifera McIntosh, 1913

Sabellaria spinulosa is a species of marine polychaete worm in the family Sabellariidae, commonly known as the Ross worm. It lives in a tube built of sand, gravel and pieces of shell.